The Highlight of My Night

Taken in a place with no name (See more photos or videos here)

The focus, this time, is on the starbust erupting from the glass and landing in inky surprise. I like how the marble gathers the light and focuses it, creating dark space where light would have shown, where it not interrupted by fused sand. The brightness of the starburst is fascinating.

I have a 3M PostIt note upon which I scribbled inky blackness with a Sharpie (I'm all about trade-names!). This little 3x3-inch square of night became the background for a couple experiments. I like it because it's dark, yet textured, and flat. And tiny.

I would never shoot these things if I didn't constantly challenge myself to turn mundane stuff into intersting pictures. I apologize for subjecting you to them. If you like it, though, I offer no such apologies. Just enjoy!

(2008-02-28-postit-marble-5830-new)

Comments

Robin "Evil Bob" A says:

Surprising shot! Love the collected light on the darkness!

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blogrodent says:

Thanks "Evil Bob!"

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UtataBot says:

Hi, I'm HAL the UtataBot

I'm afraid I've had to remove your photo from the Utata Pool as it broke one or more of our group pool rules:

Your photo was in too many pools (7)

Please read the rules for posting to the Utata pool in the group description.
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Luc (a.k.a. ldleeuw) says:

No apologies needed for these great marble shots ! Love your choice of b/w !

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I found your marble again!
In "I lost my marbles on flickr"
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spidey sam says:

really cool subject to shoot...love it.
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abozaid says:

AMAZING!!! That is an Eye-Grabber!

My compliments! I warmly welcome YOU to share this Wonder with the

Eye-Grabbers Group
Please tag your image with "EyeGrabber"
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